Automobile lift or hoist



H. L. SARVER.

AUTOMOBILE LIFT 0R HOIST. APPLICATION FILI-:D IuNE 5. 1920.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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H. L. SARVER. AUTOMOBILE LIFT 0R HOIST.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, I920. l I

- Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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HIRAM L. SARVER, OF HERRICK, ILLNOIS. 'Y

AUTOMOBILE LIFT OR HOIST.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HiRAM L. SARVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herrick, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements vin Automobile LiftsY or Hoists, of which the following is a speci- .tication, reference being had to the' accom-A panying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved automobile lift or hoist vand an object is to provide a device of-this kind, particularly adapted forraising automobiles or other vehicles far enough off the ground or flooring of the garage to enable mechanics to work under the automobile when repairing the same. l

Another object is to provide apdevice of this kind for raising and supporting an automobile off the ground or the flooring of the. garage a short distance but far enough solas to prevent the tires from engaging with the flooring and thereby saving the tires. It is the aim to provide-*a device to lift the automobile or other vehicle bodily' so that all four wheels of the vehicle are out of engagement with-the ground or iooring of the garage. e v

, Still another object is the provision of a device ofthis kind comprising a wheel supported portable base truck sothat the apparatus is portable from one place to another, in combination with an automobile raising frame lin'kedto the truck so as to collapse thereon when lowered and whereby when it is raised or in theact of rising, will lift or raise the automobile therequired distance, eitherto permit a meehanictdwork thereunderfor repair the automobile or to .holdthe automobile with its wheels supported a` short Vdistance above the flooring-of the ga--` rage to save the tires.

A further object is to provide a device vof this characterwherein means is provided for operating the frame, in other words, for raising and lowering the same, and holding the same inv different adjustedpositions.

While the design and construction at pres ent illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a ref duction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the inven-V tion may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of l.what is claimed.

` vFiggflis a transverse sectional Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 22, 1921. Y

applicati@ inea June 5, 1920. serial No. 386,702. 1

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as will be herein' Y improved automobile'lift constructed in ac-v cordance with the invention and showing the automobile in a hoisted position,

Fig. 3' is a longitudinal sectional view, view on line lf-l of Fig. 1.

rbeams 3 and the transverse beams 4. Pivot-V Referring tothe drawings, 1 designates ally mounted as at 5 ony thefsi'desfof the lon; i i

gitudinal beams 3 and inpairs are support-`v 8O inV alinement with the pairs lofbarsonfthe ingbars 6.` The pairson one side beam are other side beam and the bars of eachfpair are in registratiom'so that the entireset of bars may move in unison, when the automobile raising and supporting frame 7 is raised or lowered. The upper ends of the barsv 6 are pivoted fat 8 to thelongitudinal side beams 9 Vo-f the automobile raising frame 7 Y which has transverse beams 10. In vorder to limit the automobile v'raising or lifting frame, the outer sides of the longitudinale beams 3 of theV truck frame are provided with limiting stops 11 which areengaged by certain of the bars 6 soas to limit the automobile raisingand supporting frame in its highest position and to prevent the bars fromcollapsing in the other direction.

A clamp 12is carried by the forward end of the .automobile raising' or liftingl frame and journaled inthe arms ofthe clamp is apulley 13. i Y Y The forward ends of the beams 8 are bifurcatedas at 14: and passing through the ends is a vpivot rod 15. Arms 16fare piv! oted on vthe rod 15 inthe bifurcations 11i.V Mounted in bearings of the arms 16 which are reinforced by theV brace 19 is a shaft20 on which `a pulley 21 is mounted. Acable 22is attached to the ybrace 19 andupasses" wound-about the pulley so that when rotatj ing the shaft 20, the cable will be `Wound .thereon and act to lift the automobile supporting frame. Brackets 23 are fixed to one of the arms 16 and mounted in Ybearings 5 thereof is a shaft 24, on which a worm 25 is mounted. This worm meshes with a worm gear 26 which is mounted upon the shaft 2() so that when rotating the shaft 24 by rneans of a detachable crank handle 27, the shaft 20 maybe' rotated to wind the cable on the pulley.v p

Pivoted at 28 to the projecting ends of the shaft 20 are links or arms 29, which are in turn pivoted to sleeves 30 which are slidable upon Vguides 31 fixed at 32 to the end portions of the elongated beams '3 ofthe truck frame. B'y means of these sleeves 30 the arms or links are 'guided and by means of the arms or links, the arms 16 are reinforced. Y Y

In the operation, the automobile lifting or raising device is rolled to a position under the automobile whereby when the automobile supporting frame is raised, it will'be v in a position to engage the front and rear axles of the automobile as-shown in dotted lines in the drawing. After positioning the lifting or raising device in such wise, the crank handle is attached tothe shaft 24, and movement is imparted thereto. The cable is wound upon the drum or pulley thereby Vcausing the automobile supporting frame to move upwardly relativel frame owing to the automobile frame being supported by the arms 6. a

It will be noted that the automobile frame will move at 'alltimes in a plane horizontal to the truck frame and both ends of the automobile supporting frame will engage the front Vand rear axles of the automobile simultaneously and upon further rotation of the shaft 20, the automobile will be raised sufficiently to permit a mechanic or'chauffeur or the like to work under the automobile for repairing the vehicle. By means of a worm and worm wheel drive for the shaft 24 it is unnecessary to employ a ratchet and pawl'to hold the shaft 20 in different positions. Vhat is claimed is z-f- Y l. In lan automobilel lifting and supporting device, a lwheel supporting truck frame, an automobile lifting and Vsupporting frame super-imposed relatively tothe truck frame and `being operatively connected thereto whereby it may move upwardly inV a horizontal plane with respect to the truck frame,

for raising and supporting an automobile,

an` oscillatory frame operatively mounted upon one end of the truck frame, reinforcing links connected to the oscillatory, frame and having sleeves operatively and slidably Y' connected with the truckframe, means connecting the oscillatory frame and theautomobile Asupporting frame for raising and lowering the supporting frame to'liftthe to the truck V 3. In an automobile lift, a truck frame,-

an'automobile supporting and raising framey superimposed relatively to the truck frame and being operatively connected therewith to move in a horizontal parallel plane with respectA to the truck frame, an oscillatory frame mounted upon one end of the truck frame, a worm driven windlass carried by the oscillatory frame and including operative connections with the Vautomobile supporting frame, for raising and Vlowering it whereby an automobile may be lifted to disengage its wheels from the ground, a pair of reinforcing arms pivotally mounted upon the .ends of the shaft of the windlass mechanism', sleeves pivotally connected to the reinforcing arms, means carriedby the truck frame for slidably supporting said sleeves, thereby reinforcing the oscillatory frame.

`4. In an automobilek lift, a truck frame, an automobile supporting and raising frame relatively super-imposed to the truck frame, parallel members operatively connecting the second frame withvthe truck frame, whereby the second frame may move in a horizontal parallel plane Vwith respect -to vthe truck frame, an oscillatory frame mounted upon one end of the truck frame, a windlass'comprisin'g a pulley and a shaft operatively connected with the automobile supporting frame for raising and loweringit `whereby anautomobile may be'lifted to disengage its wheels from the ground, a member onthe shaft of the windlass rotatable inray direcf tion with the shaft andan element rotatable 115 in ar direction at right angles tothe member and operatively engaging therewith for rotating the member and its shaft, said element and the memberbeing so relatively disposed, Vwhereby retrograde tension on the 120A of the truck frame and operatively contal parallel plane with respect to Vthe truck nectecl with the` automobilel ksupporting frame, an oscillatory frame mounted upon frame, for raising and lowering it, whereby one end of the truck frame, movable braces an automobile may yloe lifted to disengage its` 10- conneeting the third frame and the truck wheels from theground. frame to relatively reinforce them, and a In testimony whereof Y I hereunto `aflixlzny windlass carried by the frame and one end signature.

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